Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Live In Orbit: Crew Downlinks Hubble Release Video

The Atlantis astronauts beamed back the first video today of the release of Hubble Space Telescope Tuesday after five back-to-back spacewalks that gave the storied observatory a new lease on life.

You can click to enlarge the NASA TV screen grabs below. The series of five shots show the four-story observatory as Atlantis mission commander Scott Altman and pilot Ray J Johnson maneuvered the orbiter down and away from the telescope. Robot arm operator Megan McArthur handled the release.









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